NATO CCMS Pilot Study PREVENTION AND REMEDIATION IN SELECTED INDUSTRIAL SECTORS: Mega-Sites June 12-16, 2005 Ottawa, Canada Transboundary Cooperation for Hazard Prevention in the Kura-river Basin Presentation by Nino Chikovani Ministry of Environment GEORGIA Georgia Location: South Caucasus Area: 69.700 km 2 Population: 5.411.000 Capital: Tbilisi BASELINEBASELINE INFORMATIONINFORMATION BASELINEBASELINE INFORMATIONINFORMATION RELEVANTRELEVANT PROJECTSPROJECTS Water Management in the South Caucasus (USAID) Joint River Management Programme-Kura Basin (TACIS) Implementation of London Protocol in Georgia (DANCEE) Development of a Transboundary Cooperation for Hazard Prevention in the Kura River Basin Increase of Public Environmental Awareness and Information in Transboundary Regions of the South Caucasus Courtiers: Watersheds of Debeda and Khrami Rivers (CENN) TRANSBOUNDARYTRANSBOUNDARY COOPERATIONCOOPERATION FORFOR HAZARDHAZARD PREVENTIONPREVENTION ININ THETHE KURAKURA-- RIVERRIVER BASINBASIN •• GermanGerman FederalFederal MinistryMinistry forfor thethe Environment,Environment, NatureNature ProtectionProtection andand NuclearNuclear Safety;Safety; •• TheThe FederalFederal EnvironmentalEnvironmental AgencyAgency ofof Germany;Germany; •• GermanGerman ConsultingConsulting FirmFirm IABG;IABG; •• TheThe SouthSouth CaucasianCaucasian StatesStates Armenia,Armenia, AzerbaijanAzerbaijan andand Georgia.Georgia. PROJECTPROJECT ISIS UNDERUNDER THETHE FRAMEWORKFRAMEWORK OFOF •• ConventionConvention onon thethe transboundarytransboundary effectseffects ofof industrialindustrial accidentsaccidents •• SevesoSeveso IIII DirectiveDirective (on(on thethe controlcontrol ofof majormajor--accidentaccident hazardshazards involvinginvolving dangerousdangerous substances)substances) •• ConsiderationConsideration thethe requirementrequirement ofof UNECEUNECE inin respectrespect toto thethe transboundarytransboundary effectseffects ofof industrialindustrial averagesaverages andand recommendationsrecommendations ofof necessarynecessary measuresmeasures inin viewview ofof securitysecurity techniquestechniques forfor plantsplants withwith aa potentialpotential riskrisk ofof waterwater pollution.pollution. MAINMAIN OBJECTIVEOBJECTIVE OFOF THETHE PROJECTPROJECT •• Determination of the technical and administrative feasibility for consultancy services; •• Preparation of a warning and alarm system in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia; •• Implementation of international central warning centers for transboundary communication; •• Registration of all activities relevant for industrial activities in the Kura river basin •• Investigations of concrete enterprises hazardous to waters •• Consequent recommendations aiming to improve the safety of installations. ElaborationElaboration andand ImplementationImplementation ooff MeasuresMeasures forfor HazardHazard PreventionPrevention inin thethe KuraKura RiverRiver BasinBasin Since the project was local experts of each South Caucasian State gathered basic data dealing with the inventory of hazard potentials and the prevention of possible hazard incidents in the river basin of Kura. The basic data comprise the following subjects: •Existing contingency plans or related Regulations; •Contingency plan; •Safety report; •On site contigency plan; •Off site contigency plan; •Major accident prevention policy; •Existing main warning centers or related installations; •Existing data base or data pool of operations. INVESTIGATIONINVESTIGATION OFOF ENTERPRISESENTERPRISES Looking at the results of the accidental risk spots inventory each South Caucasian country identified and proposed three industrial enterprises for further pilot investigations. •• Armenia Chemical industry (river Razdan – Araks) Chemical industry (river Debed – Kura) Mineral processing (river Debed – Kura) •• Azerbaidjan Textile processing (river – Alasani/ Kura) Oil refining Power supply (river Kura) •• Georgia Chemical industry (river Kura) Rail body processing (river Kura) Mining industry (river Maschawera – Kura). Water Pollution MadneuliMadneuli MiningMining (copper,(copper, lead,lead, zinc,zinc, baritebarite andand cold).cold). TheThe minemine isis locatedlocated inin anan agriculturalagricultural regionregion wherewhere aboutabout 20.00020.000 peoplepeople lili ve. ve. InIn 1992,1992, thethe coppercopper contentcontent inin thethe KazretKazret ula ulariverriver waswas 220220 titi mes mes higherhigher thanthan legallegal standard,standard, zinczinc ––6565 times.times. EEXPECTEDXPECTED RESULTSRESULTS •• Definite reduction of water pollution in the Kura river basin caused by industrial accidents •• Development of a system for successive implementation of European standards concerning requirements for safety of industrial plants hazardous to water with the aim of a continual improvement to water protection. •• Technology and information transfer in the field of systems and safety engineering and hazard management •• Improvement of cooperation through the realization of a joint international warning and alarm system for the KuraKura riverriver basinbasin TheThe PROJECTPROJECT SUPPORTSSUPPORTS THETHE FOLLOWINGFOLLOWING ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES ANDAND PROCESSESPROCESSES Preparation to join the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN ECE) convention “On the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Plants” Step-by-step implementation of measures in order to increase the security level of industrial plants International knowledge exchange, transfer of project results on other river basins aiming at a sustainable development in the whole region Preparation of the Kura Convention Preparing the founding of the International Commission for the Protection of the Kura River Improvement of the water quality of the Kura River as a resource for drinking water supply THANKSTHANKS FORFOR ATTENTIONATTENTION.